Humility is a virtue that can be difficult to describe because of its paradoxical nature: claiming authority about humility and claiming that one is humble both suggest a lack of humility. In Humility, Everett L.Worthington Jr. seeks a way around this paradox by looking to people who are considered by others to be humble. He suggests people as examples: Jesus, Siddhartha, Gandhi, Mother Teresa, and Martin Luther King Jr. He looks, too, at people whom he admires. He examines the characteristics of humility they share, and, in doing so, formulates a working understanding of humility.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction / ix
Paradoxes and Potentials of Humility / 3
Heroes of Humility / 17
What Do These Heroes Have in Common? / 37
Can We Learn Humility? / 51
What Does Science Tell Us about Humility? / 79
The Spirit of Humility / 99
References / 107
Select Books about Humility / 109
About the Author / 111
